What is the Spirit doing?

22/01/2016 | Reform

Brian Harley shares stories of encounter and renewal in the churches

The Holy Spirit is God living and working among us – not some scary ghost but the very presence of God in our lives just as Jesus promised: “He … Read More

Interview: The experiment
 of faith

22/01/2016 | Reform

Alister McGrath talks to Stephen Tomkins about faith and science

After gaining a degree in chemistry at Oxford, Alister McGrath stayed on for three years to complete a doctorate in molecular biophysics – in which time he also got a … Read More

Reviews – February 2016

22/01/2016 | Reform

A tale of many walls

 

Belfast: Toward a city without walls Vicky Cosstick Colourpoint Books £15 ISBN: 9781780730721

 

 

The Berlin Wall came down in 1989 but one UK city – Belfast – has almost … Read More

On Pisgah

22/01/2016 | Reform

A poem by Carla Grosch-Miller

“Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho, and the Lord showed him the whole land….  The Lord said to him: ‘This is the land of … Read More

On the pilgrim way: “Lent seems a recipe for self-absorption”

22/01/2016 | Reform

Sheila Maxey fights self-absorption in Lent

I am a bit wary of Lent and its call to self-examination and repentance. It seems either a recipe for self-absorption or for depression. Rowan Williams, speaking in St Paul’s during Advent – another … Read More

Editorial: Give radicalism a chance

22/01/2016 | Reform

Words can mean different things in different contexts, can’t they? I once asked a Reform interviewee, who was telling me about the great work he had pioneered, what records he’d kept. His eyes lit up and he started talking about … Read More